Select your purchase option (standard student membership or with access to unitedstreaming™ video resources)
Click "Purchase Online"
Confirm your selection
Provide the registration and purchase information requested
PLEASE NOTE: When selecting a LiveText user ID during the registration process, please keep in mind that this will be your identity in the LiveText community. Exercise good judgment in selecting an appropriate user ID. Be sure to remember the LiveText User ID and password that you create.
Create Your LiveText Portfolio
After you have logged into LiveText, your account will default to the "Dashboard" page. This is your virtual homepage in LiveText. If you ever are lost, you can always easily return to the "Dashboard" page by clicking on the "Dashboard" tab near the top of any LiveText webpage.
To create your portfolio, switch to the "Documents" tab which is located immediately to the right of the "Dashboard" tab. Click "New" under the "My Work" section.
For "Folder," use the drop down menu to select "Portfolios" from the "University of Central Florida" section.
For "Template," use the drop down menu to locate and select your degree program.
For "Title," name your portfolio according to the following format:
Last name, first name, middle initial, specific program name, and Portfolio
Example: Jones, Alicia I., BS Elementary Education Portfolio
Leave the default selections for "Layout" and "Style Set."
Click "Save as New Document" to finalize the creation of your LiveText Portfolio.
Note: You will only have one portfolio and all your work will be included in that portfolio. Do not create a separate portfolio per assignment.
Accessing your portfolio
From the homepage (Dashboard), scroll down to the bottom of the screen –OR– choose the "Documents" tab at the top of the page
Click on your portfolio in the list of documents
Completing the Candidate Data Form
The first time you access your portfolio, a highlighted message will ask you to complete a form
Click on the Forms tab at the top of the page
Click on "Take Form" next to the Candidate Data form
Complete the questionnaire (skip #6 if it does not apply) and click SUBMIT FORM
Once complete, if you no longer wish to see the highlighted message when you open your portfolio, you may choose the edit option above the message, delete the message from the text box, and click "Save and Finish"
Adding Assignments to the Portfolio
Go to your portfolio
In the Table of Contents, choose the assignment you would like to submit
In the "Insert/Attach…. Here" section (at the bottom of the window), choose "Edit"
You may type or Cut-and-Paste your work into the text box, OR you can attach a file, such as a Word Documents, PDF, Power Point, etc., OR you may do both. Most students choose to use the "File Attachment" function to attach their work to their portfolio.
Once your work for the assignment is added to the page, click "Save and Finish" to complete the process.
http://education.ucf.edu/livetext
To purchase LiveText online:
PLEASE NOTE: When selecting a LiveText user ID during the registration process, please keep in mind that this will be your identity in the LiveText community. Exercise good judgment in selecting an appropriate user ID. Be sure to remember the LiveText User ID and password that you create.
Last name, first name, middle initial, specific program name, and Portfolio
Example: Jones, Alicia I., BS Elementary Education Portfolio
Note: You will only have one portfolio and all your work will be included in that portfolio. Do not create a separate portfolio per assignment.
Completing the Candidate Data Form
Adding Assignments to the Portfolio
Submitting Assignments
Directions for submitting assignments can be found at: http://education.ucf.edu/livetext/docs/Submitting%20Assignments.pdf